VMS349

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Hashtags Memes, Digital Tribes

Art & Art History Department A&S - Arts and Sciences

Subject

VMS

Catalog Number

349

Title

Hashtags Memes, Digital Tribes

Course Description

Tracks digital life and creative expression of groups online in a close study of images, captions and hyperlinked tags. Examines rituals, symbols and cultural patterns that structure everyday life of digital tribes online and investigates impact of digital and social media (Twitter, Instagram Facebook, Periscope) on the constitution of communities online and offline. Studying varied array of digital tribes: tribes of the deaf, of oil rig workers, of Hindu worshippers, of prison wives and laptop entrepreneurs, students learn about underlying myths, rituals, and cultural symbols that connect groups of people online.

Grading Basis

Graded

Course Typically Offered

Fall and/or Spring

Consent (Permission Number)

No Special Consent Required

Min Units

1

Max Units

1

Lecture

General Education Curriculum Codes

CCI - (CCI) Cross Cultural Inquiry, EI - (EI) Ethical Inquiry, STS - (STS) Science, Technology, and Society, HI - (HI) Humanistic Inquiry: A&S Curriculum, ALP - (ALP) Arts, Literature & Performance, CZ - (CZ) Civilizations